The Random Battles III [W=Mr. Incredible]

[Mad777]

This tournament is still active with games running.

[Mad777]

This tournament is still active with ongoing games.

[iAmCaffeine]

Been missing a player in [game]15754887[/game] for quite a while now.

[Mad777]

PM sent to TO.

[Mad777]

TO is not responding to my PM since weeks, this tournament is now labeled "Needing Rescue". If it is not rescued within a week it will be considered abandoned.

If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:

Rescued Tournaments Policy

Mad777
Abandoned & Rescued Tournaments

[Dukasaur]

TO is not responding to my PM since weeks, this tournament is now labeled "Needing Rescue". If it is not rescued within a week it will be considered abandoned.

If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:

Rescued Tournaments Policy

Mad777
Abandoned & Rescued Tournaments

I will rescue this tournament.

[Mad777]

TO is not responding to my PM since weeks, this tournament is now labeled "Needing Rescue". If it is not rescued within a week it will be considered abandoned.

If you are interested please check this section of the Tournament Handbook:

Rescued Tournaments Policy

Mad777
Abandoned & Rescued Tournaments

I will rescue this tournament.

Thank you, privileges transfered.

[Jim1086]

I was #22 in this tournament, why am I not included?

[Mad777]

I was #22 in this tournament, why am I not included?

That list you are refering to is the player list and not the ranking, it does appear you have been eliminated in Stage 1.

[Dukasaur]

I'll start work on this on the weekend. It's too hard to get anything done during the week.

[Dukasaur]

Tournament Rescue New Scoreboard page.

Update May 15th.

After 18 months of turmoil and strife, a champion has been crowned! Mr. Incredible defeated SuperWang by a score of 3-2 in a hard-fought Final!

Congratulations Mr. Incredible!!!



Thank you all for playing and making this a successful tournament!
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Update May 1st

Mr. Incredible sailed through the Semifinal with a 3-0 score over Jim1086. SuperWang squeeked through his Semifinal with a tighter 2-1 score over I AM NATO.

The 5-game Final round of games between Mr. Incredible and SuperWang has been sent.

Good luck to both of you!

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Update April 17th

Stage III was mercifully quick. No tiebreakers were needed.

Semifinals begin today.

[spoiler=bracket for semifinals and finals]Outsides face each other and Insides face each other in Semifinals.
Finals will be winner of Outsides vs winner of Insides.

There were 4 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

I AM NATO
Mr. Incredible
Jim1086
SuperWang

Timestamp: 2016-04-17 15:32:39 UTC, IP: 24.141.213.27[/spoiler]

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Update April 5th

With all tiebreakers decided, Stage 2 is now over. Stage 3 begins today.
[spoiler=new groups for stage 3]There were 8 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

Group A
Jim1086
Heg
SuperWang
westbo

Group B
blonderic
Mr. Incredible
Andypl0nd0n
I AM NATO

Timestamp: 2016-04-05 08:13:06 UTC, IP: 24.141.213.27[/spoiler]
[spoiler=stage 3 scores]Group A
Jim1086 ...2
Heg ...0
SuperWang ...3
westbo ...1

Group B
blonderic ...0
Mr. Incredible ...3
Andypl0nd0n ...1
I AM NATO ...2[/spoiler]


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Update Jan 25th
Stage 1 is finally over. Stage 2 begins today.

[spoiler=new groups for stage 2]Group A
General Bax
Jim1086
Endgame422
Mr. Incredible

Group B
I AM NATO
Fakyras
goldenwarrior
SuperWang

Group C
westbo
andypl0nd0n
muti
Slickstick

Group D
Heg
JPlo64
blonderic
ziggy62[/spoiler]
[spoiler=stage 2 scores]Stage II scores:

Group A
General Bax
Jim1086 3
Endgame422 2
Mr. Incredible 8

Group B
I AM NATO 3
Fakyras 1
goldenwarrior 2
SuperWang 7

Group C
westbo 4
andypl0nd0n 5
muti 3
SlickstickAteas 1

Group D
Heg 7
JPlo64 1
blonderic 3
ziggy62 1[/spoiler]

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[spoiler=original player list](Original list)
JohnAarson
Endgame422
goldenwarrior
Heg
rmjw10
b00060
westbo
buster582
iAmCaffeine
lanceeee
Fakyras
tayls23
drake_pk7
General Bax
bearshark3
muti
MattiWacklin
Ateas
PereiroSaus
slickstick
drgrougrou
Jim1086
Kragomac
Silvertop
JPlo64
PAUL912
blonderic
Beko the Great
pindary
andypl0nd0n
SuperWang
Mr. Incredible
kristian6814
ziggy62
Gift Box?
dbx244[/spoiler]
Step One is to see which players are still active on CC. I'm leaving aside the issue of if anyone wants to quit this tournament. I'll assume if you are still active on CC you wish to continue unless specifically indicated otherwise.
[spoiler=players]For sure active
Endgame422
goldenwarrior
Heg
rmjw10
b00060
westbo
buster582
iAmCaffeine
lanceeee
Fakyras
drake_pk7
General Bax
bearshark3
muti
Ateas
slickstick
Jim1086
Silvertop
JPlo64
blonderic
pindary
andypl0nd0n
SuperWang
Mr. Incredible
kristian6814
ziggy62


For sure AWOL
JohnAarson
tayls23
MattiWacklin
PereiroSaus
drgrougrou
PAUL912
Beko the Great
Gift Box?
dbx244


Need more investigation
Kragomac -- PM sent, provisionally will leave this player in.
Ico85 -- not signed up, undocumented reserve apparently put in for Jim1086, has not been on CC since Oct
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4740559#p4740559[/spoiler]
Step Two is to reorganise the groups based on how many players we have left. Here are the original groups:
[spoiler=original groups]Group 1
JPlo64
rmjw10
b00060
kristian6814
goldenwarrior
PereiroSaus
SuperWang
drgrougrou
Ico85

Group 2
General Bax
MattiWacklin
Ateas
Beko the Great
Mr. Incredible
dbx244
ziggy62
PAUL912
iAmCaffeine

Group 3
buster582
Kragomac
JohnAarson
Slickstick
Endgame422
Silvertop
blonderic
Heg
Gift Box?

Group 4
tayls23
drake_pk7
westbo
lanceeee
muti
andypl0nd0n
Fakyras
bearshark3
pindary[/spoiler]
Group 2 has lost 4 players, while Groups 1 and 3 only lost 2, and Group 4 only lost 1. I will therefore re-organise the groups to even it out a bit. I randomly chose Fakyras from Group 4 players with 0 points to move to Group 2. This leaves the wounded Group 2 with 6 players and the other three with 7 each. That's the most even I can make it without another long delay to solicit reserves. I'll see if I can get some more reserves in here before we lose another player.
[spoiler=new groups with scores]Group 1
JPlo64 2
rmjw10 0
b00060 0
kristian6814 0
goldenwarrior 0
SuperWang 2
Jim1086 0

Group 2
General Bax 0
Ateas 1
Mr. Incredible 1
ziggy62 1
iAmCaffeine 1
Fakyras 0
______________ after Nov 1st
Sey 69

Group 3
buster582 0
Kragomac 0
Slickstick 1
Endgame422 1
Silvertop 1
blonderic 0
Heg 3

Group 4
drake_pk7 1
westbo 2
lanceeee 0
muti 2
andypl0nd0n 1
pindary 0
bearshark3 0
__________ after Nov 1st
I AM NATO[/spoiler]
I have now sent the two round 6 games (that never started) for Group 1 and 2, as well as all the round 7 games (for all the groups.)

Round 1 is over and all four groups will require playoff games.
[spoiler=Round 1 final scores]Through to round 2
Needs playoff game
Out


Group 1
JPlo64 3
goldenwarrior 2
SuperWang 2
------------------------
rmjw10 0
b00060 0
kristian6814 0
Jim1086 0

Group 2
Mr. Incredible 2
General Bax 1
Ateas 1
ziggy62 1
iAmCaffeine 1
Fakyras 1
Sey 69

Group 3
Heg 3
Slickstick 2
Endgame422 1
Silvertop 1
blonderic 1
buster582 0
Kragomac 0

Group 4
westbo 2
muti 2
andypl0nd0n 2
pindary 0
bearshark3 0
I AM NATO 0
lanceeee 0

The size and number of the playoff games varies.

• In Group 1, 3 people have qualified for round 2, and only 1 of four remains to be selected. Therefore, a single 4-p game will do
• Group 2, only 1 has qualified and 3 of 5 remain to be selected. Therefore, 3 x 5-p games are needed, and more may be needed afterward
• Group 3, 2 have qualified and 2 of 3 remain. Thus 2 x 3-p games are needed and another may be needed after
• Group 4, 3 have qualified and 1 of 4 remains. A single 4-p game is therefore sufficient.

[/spoiler]


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[Dukasaur]

Subject: The Random Battles III [RESCUED]

I was #22 in this tournament, why am I not included?

This is an unexplained discrepancy. For some reason you were not included in the making of the Groups, and Ico85 was put in your place.

I can't say why with any certainty. I have a suspicion that you missed the first round of invites, and JohnAarson simply brought in his friend (Ico85) as a replacement. Because it was never properly documented, I can suspect that, but I can't say it for sure. This is why Tournament Organisers need to document stuff properly.

Anyway, Ico85 has left the site. With no posted evidence as to why he was put in to replace you, my only reasonable action here is to take Ico85 out and put you back in where you belong.

[Dukasaur]

I have now sent the two round 6 games (that never started) for Group 1 and 2, as well as all the round 7 games (for all the groups.)

The original tourney spec says games will be sent 1 at a time, but I think after all the long delays people will be happy to go slightly faster than that. The only freemium player is Kragomac, so if he can handle more invites I'll send more.

[Dukasaur]

Solicited from Global Chat.

Sey69: in please, duk.

I AM NATO: in please duk

[Dukasaur]

Solicited from Global Chat.

Sey69: in please, duk.

I AM NATO: in please duk

I have enough now to rebalance the games at 7 players each. Game 8s sent.

[iAmCaffeine]

I've dropped [game]16085916[/game]. How can we possibly play a speed game?

[Dukasaur]

I've dropped [game]16085916[/game]. How can we possibly play a speed game?

Agreed. Not sure what happened there. Probably just misclicked trying to set the round limit. New games shortly.


Edit: New games sent.

[Dukasaur]

Kragomac promised he was staying in and next day he was gone...

I've jumped into [game]16088291[/game] so it can finally start. All Stage I games are now either finished or under way.

[Mad777]

This tournament is still active with ongoing game.

[Dukasaur]

Round 1 is over and all four groups will require playoff games.
[spoiler=Round 1 final scores]Through to round 2
Needs playoff game
Out


Group 1
JPlo64 3
goldenwarrior 2
SuperWang 2
------------------------
rmjw10 0
b00060 0
kristian6814 0
Jim1086 0

Group 2
Mr. Incredible 2
General Bax 1
Ateas 1
ziggy62 1
iAmCaffeine 1
Fakyras 1
Sey 69

Group 3
Heg 3
Slickstick 2
Endgame422 1
Silvertop 1
blonderic 1
buster582 0
Kragomac 0

Group 4
westbo 2
muti 2
andypl0nd0n 2
pindary 0
bearshark3 0
I AM NATO 0
lanceeee 0[/spoiler]

The size and number of the playoff games varies.

• In Group 1, 3 people have qualified for round 2, and only 1 of four remains to be selected. Therefore, a single 4-p game will do
• Group 2, only 1 has qualified and 3 of 5 remain to be selected. Therefore, 3 x 5-p games are needed, and more may be needed afterward
• Group 3, 2 have qualified and 2 of 3 remain. Thus 2 x 3-p games are needed and another may be needed after
• Group 4, 3 have qualified and 1 of 4 remains. A single 4-p game is therefore sufficient.

Playoff games have been created and invitations sent.

[Dukasaur]

Group 1 and 4 are decided now. Groups 2 and 3 will each need 1 more playoff game.

[spoiler=stage 1 final scores adjusted for playoff games]Through to round 2
Needs playoff game
Out


Group 1
JPlo64 3
goldenwarrior 2
SuperWang 2
Jim1086 1
------------------------
rmjw10 0
b00060 0
kristian6814 0

Group 2
ziggy62 3
Mr. Incredible 2
Fakyras 1
General Bax 1
Ateas 1
iAmCaffeine 1
Sey 69

Group 3
Heg 3
blonderic 3
Slickstick 2
Endgame422 1
Silvertop 1
buster582 0
Kragomac 0

Group 4
westbo 2
muti 2
andypl0nd0n 2
I AM NATO 0
pindary 0
bearshark3 0
lanceeee 0[/spoiler]

Second round of playoff games has been sent.

[spoiler=stage 1 final scores after second set of playoff games]Through to round 2
Needs playoff game
Out


Group 1
JPlo64 3
goldenwarrior 2
SuperWang 2
Jim1086 1
------------------------
rmjw10 0
b00060 0
kristian6814 0

Group 2
ziggy62 3
Mr. Incredible 2
Fakyras 1
General Bax 2

Ateas 1
iAmCaffeine 1
Sey 69

Group 3
Heg 3
blonderic 3
Slickstick 2
Endgame422 2
Silvertop 1
buster582 0
Kragomac 0

Group 4
westbo 2
muti 2
andypl0nd0n 2
I AM NATO 0
pindary 0
bearshark3 0
lanceeee 0[/spoiler]

[Dukasaur]

The original TO didn't specify, but I'm assuming that the groups are re-randomized and scores re-set between the Stages. It's what makes the most sense in this type of tournament, and it seems to be the way it worked in the Random Battles I and II (although I looked, and it's not explicitly stated there either.)

Accordingly, the surviving players are re-randomized:
[spoiler]There were 16 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

General Bax
Jim1086
Endgame422
Mr. Incredible
I AM NATO
Fakyras
goldenwarrior
SuperWang
westbo
andypl0nd0n
muti
Slickstick
Heg
JPlo64
blonderic
ziggy62

Timestamp: 2016-01-26 02:28:56 UTC, IP: 24.141.213.27[/spoiler]
Which gives us...

Group A
General Bax
Jim1086
Endgame422
Mr. Incredible

Group B
I AM NATO
Fakyras
goldenwarrior
SuperWang

Group C
westbo
andypl0nd0n
muti
Slickstick

Group D
Heg
JPlo64
blonderic
ziggy62

[Dukasaur]

First round of Stage II games has been created and invitations sent.

[Dukasaur]

Slickstick and blonderic missed their first round of invites. All have been re-sent.

[Dukasaur]

Slickstick has now missed three consecutive invites and has made no response to wall messages or PMs. I have no choice but to remove him from the tournament.

One of the players who was eliminated after Stage 1 will be resurrected.

There are three players with one point each:
iAmCaffeine
Ateas
Silvertop

I've started a special 3-player tiebreaker game between them, but to avoid further delay, I have meanwhile invited each of them into one of the three games that slickstick has left vacant. Whoever wins the 3-p game will also collect any points scored by all 3 in the 2-p games.

I know this is unorthodox, but I believe it passes the test of fairness and will advance the tournament without further undue delay.